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Columbus Performance Academy

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Columbus Performance Academy ranks 376 th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

376^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 76% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Columbus Performance Academy is a small K–8 school in Columbus, OH, serving 144 students at 873 Walcutt Ave. and operating as its own district. In 2025–2026, it ranked 376th of 1,560 Ohio schools (76th percentile, 4 stars), a dramatic turnaround from 2018–2019, when it ranked 1,491st of 1,676 (11th percentile, 1 star); after a dip to 31st percentile in 2024–2025, it rebounded strongly. The Columbus Performance Academy district is ranked 241st of 773 in Ohio (69th percentile, 3 stars).

Academically, math and science are clear strengths. In 2025–2026, math proficiency ranged from 80% to 100% across grades 3–7, compared with state averages of 48.6% to 67.3%, and grade 5 science was 100% versus 62.7% statewide. The school’s math average across reported grades 3–7 was 93.5%, ahead of every nearby Columbus City Schools District school and roughly on par with Maryland Elementary School in Bexley City, which averaged 91.1% in grades 3–5. Science also led Maryland Elementary School (89.5%). English Language Arts is more mixed: strong in grades 3 and 5, near the state average in grade 4, but weak in grades 6 and 7. Grade 6 ELA was 30% versus the state’s 56%, and grade 7 was 53.3% versus 62.7%. Across grades 3–7, ELA averaged roughly 62.2%, behind Maryland Elementary School (87.7% in grades 3–5) and slightly behind South Mifflin STEM Academy (K-6) (66.3% in grades 3–6).

The biggest concern is chronic absenteeism: 79.8% in 2025–2026, the highest among nearby schools, compared with 5.2% at Maryland Elementary School. Even so, the school has a very low student-teacher ratio (8:1 in 2024–2025) and reported per-student spending of $7,280 in 2018–2019, the lowest among nearby schools with reported data. In 2025–2026, it ranked in the 89th percentile for female students and the 82nd percentile for low-income students. With only 144 students, single-grade results can swing widely, so multi-year trends matter more. Overall, Columbus Performance Academy now outperforms nearly all nearby Columbus City Schools District schools, with excellent math and science, but middle-grade reading and attendance are the key areas to watch.

144

Students ?

8.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,966

Per pupil spending ?

88.9%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

85.7%

Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 14.3% (any vaccine)

873 Walcutt Ave
Columbus, OH 43219-3692

(614) 318-0720

District: Columbus Performance Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

82.6%

Two or more races:

11.1%

White:

3.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 19th percentile in 2016 → 76th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (80% vs 61% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of Ohio elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 57 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school80%

Ohio avg61%

Elementary school

376^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 24%▲ up 57 pts since 2016

From bottom 19% (2016) to top 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

443^rd of 1,046

Ohio public middle schools ?

Top 42%▲ up 42 pts since 2016

From bottom 16% (2016) to top 42% (2026)

See the entire ranking list of Ohio Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

241^st of 773Columbus Performance Academy among Ohio districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	77.1	376 of 1560	75.9%	★★★★☆
2025	35.1	1068 of 1558	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.3	787 of 1577	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.1	1126 of 1596	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	1198 of 1588	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.5	1145 of 1610	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	1491 of 1676	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	1327 of 1636	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.6	1218 of 1651	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.0	1355 of 1678	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	4.1	1627 of 1684	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	9.2	1543 of 1687	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	25.2	1375 of 1701	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.1	1420 of 1709	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	83.7	67 of 631	89.4%	★★★★☆
2025	53.8	241 of 615	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.4	86 of 603	85.7%	★★★★☆
2023	65.4	146 of 610	76.1%	★★★★☆
2022	40.1	321 of 601	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	67.0	108 of 533	79.7%	★★★★☆
2019	24.2	489 of 605	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.6	359 of 598	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	84.2	154 of 1452	89.4%	★★★★☆
2019	3.3	1460 of 1502	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	77.1	266 of 1467	81.9%	★★★★☆
2025	40.5	967 of 1473	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.8	557 of 1484	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.2	908 of 1447	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.0	1041 of 1419	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.3	796 of 1404	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.8	1301 of 1465	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.4	1134 of 1465	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	6.6	1413 of 1518	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.9	1232 of 1499	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	1234 of 1535	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	60.9	443 of 1046	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	42.5	638 of 1036	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.9	627 of 1046	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.9	790 of 1048	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	808 of 1017	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	861 of 1037	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.2	736 of 1050	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	745 of 1010	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.5	722 of 1038	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	14.4	882 of 1050	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	32.4	742 of 1035	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	8.6	903 of 1008	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	68.5	110 of 455	75.8%	★★★★☆
2025	52.2	178 of 442	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.3	142 of 429	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.8	138 of 436	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.5	200 of 413	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.7	175 of 405	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.3	156 of 384	59.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	44.1	600 of 917	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	56.0	465 of 996	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.2	573 of 983	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.5	548 of 989	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.2	705 of 974	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	759 of 947	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.3	681 of 923	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.2	636 of 945	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.4	656 of 924	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	33.6	665 of 933	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.8	804 of 916	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	74.0	67 of 572	88.3%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Female (2026)89th percentile+13 vs school

African American (2026)89th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)82nd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2022)7th percentile-18 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2025)88th percentile+50 vs school

African American (2026)76th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)53rd percentile-4 vs school

Female (2019)35th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2019)29th percentile~ school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Science100%+37 vs state

Mathematics94%+35 vs state

English Language Arts62%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)					Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2026)					Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
Columbus Performance Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	873 Walcutt Ave	Columbus	43219	Franklin County	Columbus Performance Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 318-0720	144	18	8.0	88.9%	5 (3.5%)	119 (82.6%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (11.1%)	77.1	376^th of 1560 public elementary schools	75.9%		35.1	1068^th of 1558 public elementary schools	31.5%	692	100.0	87.5	100.0	100.0	80.0	100.0	81.3	60.9	85.7	30.0	53.3	85.7%	14.3%	$11,966
Columbus Noor Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	2020 Leonard Ave	Columbus	43219	Franklin County	Columbus Noor Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(380) 239-2736	37	1	37.0	—	1 (2.7%)	36 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)												46.2%	0%	$22,024
Columbus Bilingual Central	Public, Charter	K-5	767 N Cassady Ave	Columbus	43219	Franklin County	Columbus Bilingual Central	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(380) 268-9521	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)												56.3%	0%
East Columbus Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3100 E. 7th Ave	Columbus	43219	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6147	364	17	21.4	72.5%	26 (7.1%)	170 (46.7%)	145 (39.8%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.7%)	7.5	1457^th of 1560 public elementary schools	6.6%		7.5	1454^th of 1558 public elementary schools	6.7%	3	32.5	9.8	20.5	20.0			24.4	32.6	37.5			91.7%	2.8%	$15,626
Maryland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2754 Maryland Ave	Bexley	43203	Franklin County	Bexley City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 237-3280	333	21	15.8	—	253 (76.0%)	24 (7.2%)	15 (4.5%)	9 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.6%)	89	79^th of 1560 public elementary schools	94.9%		85.4	163^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	89.5%	84	89.5	92.7	92.2	88.5			92.7	86.2	84.2			94.4%	3.7%	$16,519
Eastgate Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1925 Stratford Way	Columbus	43219	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6132	171	10	17.1	91.8%	8 (4.7%)	130 (76.0%)	16 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (9.9%)	2.6	1546^th of 1560 public elementary schools	0.9%		1.7	1554^th of 1558 public elementary schools	0.3%	8	17.4	8.3	4.3	13.0			8.3	8.7	30.4			81.4%	10.2%	$17,034
South Mifflin STEM Academy (K-6)	Public	PK, KG-6	2365 Middlehurst Dr	Columbus	43219	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6135	233	14	16.6	78.5%	9 (3.9%)	195 (83.7%)	14 (6.0%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.2%)	62.4	686^th of 1560 public elementary schools	56.0%		51.5	871^st of 1558 public elementary schools	44.1%	185	62.5	79.2	66.7	83.3	47.2		62.5	58.3	95.8	48.6		92%	4%	$13,858
Broadleigh Elementary School	Public	1-5	3039 Maryland Ave	Columbus	43209	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6144	302	17	17.7	57.9%	13 (4.3%)	176 (58.3%)	92 (30.5%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (5.0%)	17.9	1286^th of 1560 public elementary schools	17.6%		7.7	1448^th of 1558 public elementary schools	7.1%	162	30.8	20.0	40.9	23.1			25.7	54.5	57.1					$12,692
Beatty Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	519 Trevitt St	Columbus	43203	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6074	57	7	8.1	—	11 (19.3%)	38 (66.7%)	3 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (8.8%)	1.2	1560^th of 1560 public elementary schools	0.0%		3.9	1521^st of 1558 public elementary schools	2.4%	39	9.1	5.9	0.0	0.0			11.8	7.1	18.2					$20,170
Columbus Africentric Early College Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3223 Allegheny Ave	Columbus	43209	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6517	374	16	23.3	99.2%	0 (0.0%)	338 (90.4%)	20 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	24.6	1199^th of 1560 public elementary schools	23.1%		18.6	1279^th of 1558 public elementary schools	17.9%	80	27.3	46.2	64.0	38.2			30.8	31.4	61.8			94.2%	5.8%	$15,139

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Columbus Performance Academy ranks 376^th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 144 students attended Columbus Performance Academy.

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Students at Columbus Performance Academy are 83% African American, 11% Two or more races, 3% White, 2% American Indian.

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